The Word Within the Word: List 39

List 39

Pro: forward
Patr: father
Cred: believe
Ous: full of
Miss: send
Viv: life
Sanct: holy
Syn: together
Co: together
In: in
Apo: away
Ism: doctrine
Mis: bad
Gno: know
Loco: place
Sta: stand
Phys: nature
Terr: land
Opia: sight
Loqu: talk
Hedon: pleasure
Liqu: flow

Prolix: tediously wordy
Narcissism: self-infatuation
Miscreant: evil unbeliever
Physiognomy: facial character
Patrician: aristocratic
Apostasy: desertion of principle
Hedonism: devotion to pleasure
Sententious: full of maxims
On the qui vive: on the alert
Manumission: release from slavery
Sanction: authorize
Terra firma: firm land
Synopsis: summary
Colloquy: conversation
In loco parentis: in place of the parents